War 2: Jr NTR To Shoot Action Sequences Without Body Doubles? Here's What We Know

After the success of RRR, Jr NTR is all set to make his Bollywood debut with Yash Raj Films’ War 2. The film, directed by Ayan Mukerji, is expected to go on floors later this year and promises to showcase some high-octane action scenes. It is highly anticipated among the audience. Now, it has been reported that Jr NTR will start shooting for his role in January.

As per a source close to Hindustan Times, Jr NTR will join the stellar cast after wrapping up Devara Part 1. The source shared with the portal, “. “It’s true that the film is being shot but he hasn’t joined the cast yet. He will start shooting for War 2 in January, after wrapping up Devara: part 1. NTR is currently in Goa for the same along with Janhvi Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan, and is planning to wrap it up by end of this year.”

The source added, “Jr NTR is very particular about doing his action scenes by himself. He did the same in RRR as well, for which he was highly appreciated. So we can surely expect him doing a lot of action. Also because he would be in a face off with Hrithik Roshan as he plays the negative lead in the film. He has already committed to shoot director Prashant Neel’s next, which was earlier titled NTR 31.”

Recently, Bollywood Hungama reported that War 2 is scheduled to commence filming in November, with Hrithik Roshan expected to join the production a month later. The publication also reported that Aditya Chopra was impressed by Ayan’s directorial abilities after watching Brahmastra, and subsequently offered him the chance to helm a stylish action film within the YRF Spy Universe. Ayan was thrilled with the opportunity to work with the industry’s top professionals and is eager to learn from them.

War 2 marks the sixth installment in the YRF Spy Universe, which includes previous films like Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), War (2019), Pathaan (2022), and the upcoming Tiger 3 (2023). This film will continue the storyline from Tiger 3 and eventually lead to the highly anticipated showdown between Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan in the film Tiger v/s Pathaan. War, featuring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff, was released in 2019 and became the highest-grossing film of the year in India, earning over Rs 300 crore and achieving blockbuster status at the box office.